Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Diseases in Children.

Table of Contents

• Infection prevention in hospitals: The importance of hand hygiene
• First person-to-person MERS transmission reported in US
• An AIDS-free generation: Moving from fantasy to reality Mark W. Kline, MD
• Unanswered questions about changes in core values of medicine William T. Gerson, MD
• Adenovirus species C common in children with protracted bacterial bronchitis, bronchiectasis
• Codeine still prescribed for children despite harmful effects
• Dengue warning system developed for World Cup in Brazil
• Home oxygen therapy effective in treating bronchiolitis
• Intrapartum antibiotic lowered early-onset neonatal GBS sepsis rate
• Tdap during pregnancy did not increase adverse events for mother or child
• TIV uptake low despite good effectiveness in young children
• DNA influenza vaccine safe, immunogenic in children
• Gastroenteritis symptoms more severe in children with rotavirus vs. norovirus
• Initial HSV viral load did not predict clinical outcomes, neuroradiological disease
• LAIV effective in children despite prior vaccination
• Many parents who intend to vaccinate their adolescents against HPV do not do so
• Maternal breast milk benefits establishment of preterm infant gut microbiota
• Most immunocompromised patients did not receive RSV-specific therapy
• Prophylactic antibiotics prevented UTI recurrences in children with VUR
• Team approach improved asthma prevention care
• Awareness of social trends aids diagnose of suspicious lesion Andrew C. Krakowski, MD; Shehla Admani, MD
• A 4-year-old with abdominal pain, refusal to walk James H. Brien, DO